MEC Boys on Saturday. Both Have Now Fledged.
June 06, 2016 - Mississauga - Executive Centre
Bruce Massey Reports:
MEC:
0515 AM- Arrived & Set Up. All birds in same position as last night.
0540 AM- Went through 15-20 minutes w/ activity from chicks.
0545 AM- Some ” Feed Me” vocalization from Josally and then everyone quieted down.
0615 AM- Adult Male out to S and actively hunting
0620 AM- Adult returned with food for Josally
0630 AM- Adult off to north alarm calling then up to davit arm.
0730 AM- Olimar gets beak fed
0900 AM- Margaret joined me and spent about 3 Hrs. During this time the chicks were mostly in the shade occasionally coming out and doing a little exercise, but always went back.
12:10 PM.- One of the boys got active for about 15 minutes and then settled back in the shade. Much to my surprise Olimar flushed his dad out from beneath the nest box. I guess he thought it was a quiet place to rest in the shade without Midnight and the kids bothering him.
1:15 PM- The female went ballistic alarm calling and joined by the male circled over the middle of the buildings. My first thought was that one of the checks have flown. I went to the rear of MEC 3 and with a little difficulty found both Josally and Olimar At one point. the male was on the SW corner of the nest building and a female was on top of the nest box.
1:45 PM- Did another walk about but couldn’t find Josally on MEC 3. All the other birds were present on MEC 1. I concentrated on checking around the base of the buildings north of Robert Speck Parkway,( 1 and 3.) No luck. I went north and I saw Olimar warming up. As I came around the base of 1 Roberts Speck. I found much to my surprise Josally (Who had been hiding in the window well), but also Olimar who had fledged and just flown over there as I rounded the back of the building. The male was also close to Olimar so he would probably followed him over there.
3 :00 PM.- While the 2 brothers reacquainted themselves over at MEC 3 Dad flew over and reclaimed his spot on the top of the nest box. And mom decided she’d almost run that Turkey vulture in the traffic on Hurontario.
5:30 PM- As I was just finishing up my supper, and thinking I only had 5-5 1/2 half hours to go, who pulled up but Winston to relieve me. After explaining to him what happened over the last few days. I gratefully headed home to get some sleep.
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